巡

xún

verb #9,890

Meanings

1 to patrol; to make rounds
2 to tour; to inspect

Characters

to patrol; to go around

Examples

警察每天晚上都会巡街。

Jǐngchá měi tiān wǎnshang dōu huì xún jiē.

The police patrol the streets every night.

保安正在巡楼。

Bǎo'ān zhèngzài xún lóu.

The security guard is patrolling the building.

护士每隔一小时巡一次病房。

Hùshi měi gé yī xiǎoshí xún yī cì bìngfáng.

The nurse makes rounds in the ward every hour.

Tips

usage

巡 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It usually appears in compounds: 巡逻 (patrol), 巡视 (inspect), 巡回 (tour/circuit), 巡警 (patrolman).

Stroke Order

巡 xún